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Junkers have ridges
Posted by Bocks Suv on Tuesday, January 21, 2014 11:36 PM
I got a Ju 52 kit, the plane with the corrugated metal skin all over. Of course painting a solid color would be fairly easy, but then I see pics of builds with camo and stripes. How is this done w/o getting run lines and high spots? Even with a decent AB. I imagine that some sort of clay/putty might work. Other techniques?? Danke
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Posted by Theuns on Wednesday, January 22, 2014 3:03 AM

I recon if you made paper masks that sit ontop of the "high spots" and spray at a 90 degree angle to it , building up a few coats rather than flooding it, you should be OK.

I can't recall ever getting a "run" even with very thinned paint.

Theuns

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Posted by zapme on Wednesday, January 22, 2014 3:33 AM

The corrugation is pretty small and my last 1/72 JU 52 did not show any signs of bleeding. just make sure you use quality masking tape i.e. Tamiya

 

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Posted by Devil Dawg on Friday, January 24, 2014 9:28 PM

Yep, using some Silly Putty or something similar should work quite well. If you use tape, make sure that you burnish it down well in the valleys of the corrugation to prevent any possible bleeding under the masks. Good Luck on it!

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Posted by Newtothis on Saturday, January 25, 2014 7:04 AM

Blu Tack is great for this kind of thing... not sure which countries its available in but there would be similar products everywhere.

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Posted by waynec on Saturday, January 25, 2014 10:19 PM

silly putty works but may be hard to get straight lines. might consider tamita tape for the actual edge and then spraying the base coat or flat to "seal" the edge

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